Safe food is a kind of pollution-free food. What does safe food not include at present?

Safe food is a kind of pollution-free food, but not all foods sold in the market belong to safe food. Wild picked food, traditional handmade food and illegally added food are usually not considered as safe food.

First of all, it should be clear that safe food generally does not refer to all foods sold in the market, but specifically refers to those foods that meet certain safety standards. These standards usually include pollution-free production environment, no pesticide residues in raw materials and no harmful additives. However, even under this definition, some foods are still not included in the category of safe food.

Specifically, the following types of food are generally not considered safe:

First, picking food in the wild.

Wild-picked food is usually not regarded as safe food, because its growing environment is uncontrollable, and there may be problems such as heavy metal pollution and pesticide residues.

Second, traditional handmade food.

Some traditional hand-made foods, such as specialty snacks in some places, are difficult to guarantee sanitary conditions due to irregular production technology, and may also have potential safety hazards.

Third, illegally adding food.

Some unscrupulous merchants will illegally add some harmful substances in order to reduce costs or improve the taste and color of food, which obviously does not belong to the category of safe food.

It should also be noted that the concept of safe food is relative, but not absolute. Even safe food, if not handled properly in the process of storage, transportation and sales, may lead to the decline of food quality or the emergence of safety hazards.

To sum up:

Safe food is a kind of pollution-free food, but not all foods sold in the market belong to safe food. Wild picked food, traditional handmade food and illegally added food are usually not considered as safe food. When choosing food, consumers should pay attention to the source, production technology and storage conditions of food to ensure food safety and health.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Safety Law

Article 34 provides that:

It is prohibited to produce and operate the following foods, food additives and food-related products:

(1) Foods produced using non-food raw materials or using chemicals other than food additives and other substances that may endanger human health, or foods produced using recycled foods as raw materials;

(2) Pathogenic microorganisms, foods, food additives and food-related products with pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, biotoxins, heavy metals and other substances harmful to human health exceeding food safety standards;

(3) Foods and food additives produced by using food raw materials and food additives that have exceeded the shelf life;

(4) Foods that use food additives beyond the scope and limit;

(five) the main and auxiliary foods specially designed for infants and other specific groups whose nutritional components do not meet the food safety standards;

(six) food and food additives that are spoiled, rancid, moldy, unclean, mixed with foreign substances, and adulterated with false or abnormal sensory properties;

(seven) poultry, livestock, animals, aquatic animals and their products that died of illness, poisoning or unknown causes;

(eight) meat that has not been quarantined or failed to pass the quarantine according to the regulations, or meat products that have not been inspected or failed to pass the inspection;

(nine) food and food additives contaminated by packaging materials, containers and means of transport;

(ten) food and food additives with false production date, shelf life or beyond the shelf life;

(eleven) unlabeled prepackaged foods and food additives;

(12) Foods whose production and marketing are explicitly prohibited by the state for special needs such as disease prevention;

(thirteen) other foods, food additives and food-related products that do not meet the laws, regulations or food safety standards.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Safety Law

Article 92 provides that:

Imported food, food additives and food-related products shall conform to China's national food safety standards. Imported food and food additives shall be inspected by entry-exit inspection and quarantine institutions in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations on the inspection of import and export commodities. Imported food and food additives shall be accompanied by qualified certification materials according to the requirements of the national entry-exit inspection and quarantine department.